Layne Riggs Wins Truck Series in Thrilling Fashion at Naval Base Coronado
Riggs earned his fourth Truck Series win of the season and ninth career victory after Reif missed the final chicane and stopped.
- On Friday, Layne Riggs won the Navy 250 at Naval Base Coronado, passing Tyler Reif during a chaotic overtime finish on the 3.4-mile street course near San Diego.
- Race leader Reif overshot the final chicane before the checkered flag, opening the door for Riggs to slip past and secure the victory on the closing lap.
- Riggs drove the No. 34 Mattermost Ford while running critically low on fuel in the final lap. "I was running out of fuel," Riggs said after the race.
- Extending his Truck Series championship lead over Kaden Honeycutt, Riggs also captured a Stage 1 victory during the event with five races remaining in the regular season.
- Driver Parker Kligerman dominated Stage 2 but finished 18th following late contact with Adam Andretti, while Jimmie Johnson finished 30th after his truck failed to restart.
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Fumes, Fenders, and Navy Grounds: Layne Riggs Out-Calculates the Chaos for an Overtime Win in NASCAR’s Unforgiving Coronado Street Debut
CORONADO, Calif. — You could feel the stress at Naval Base Coronado on Friday. NASCAR does not usually race on active military bases, and this temporary Qualcomm Circuit street track was a total wildcard. Mechanics spent hours staring at the asphalt trying to guess how it would hold up. Drivers took it incredibly easy in practice because nobody knew what to expect. The whole garage was on edge.
Layne Riggs wins Truck Series in thrilling fashion at Naval Base Coronado
Layne Riggs won the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Naval Base Coronado, beating Tyler Reif by 1.332 seconds in overtime, while Jimmie Johnson finished 30th after a couple of spinouts.
Layne Riggs wins wild NASCAR Truck debut race at Naval Base Coronado
CORONADO, Calif.-- Short on fuel and long on perseverance and good fortune, Layne Riggs won Friday's inaugural Navy 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Naval Base Coronado on the Qualcomm Circuit.
Just Call Him “Layne Van Riggsbergen” After Riggs Wins Naval Base Truck Race
Layne Riggs secured a dramatic victory at the Navy 250, capitalizing on a late mistake by Tyler Reif to clinch his ninth career win in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Riggs, who led 21 laps and won Stage 1, benefited from a wild overtime finish where multiple contenders faltered. Daniel Hemric finished strong in second place after starting from 32nd, while Kaz Grala rounded out the top three. This win marked the fourth for the No. 34 Front Ro…
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